Gallus: Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus. With Notes and Excursuses Illustrative of the Manners and Customs of the RomansJ. W. Parker, 1849 - 535 oldal |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 36 találatból.
6. oldal
... remained till his master had reposed his head on the variegated feather tapestry covering the pillow stuffed with the softest wool , he quitted the apartment . He who returned home thus late and lonely , without the usual accompaniment ...
... remained till his master had reposed his head on the variegated feather tapestry covering the pillow stuffed with the softest wool , he quitted the apartment . He who returned home thus late and lonely , without the usual accompaniment ...
8. oldal
... remained as the unalienable property of the house which they had first rendered illus- trious , and could not , even in case of sale , be taken down . Plin . xxxv . 2 ; Alia foris et circa limina animorum ingentium imagines erant ...
... remained as the unalienable property of the house which they had first rendered illus- trious , and could not , even in case of sale , be taken down . Plin . xxxv . 2 ; Alia foris et circa limina animorum ingentium imagines erant ...
48. oldal
... remained empty . The servants seated themselves in the less fash- ionable petorrita , a couple of Numidian riders vaulted on to their light steeds , and started off in advance , whilst runners , girt up high , flying along before the ...
... remained empty . The servants seated themselves in the less fash- ionable petorrita , a couple of Numidian riders vaulted on to their light steeds , and started off in advance , whilst runners , girt up high , flying along before the ...
55. oldal
... remained be- hind at Forum Appii , so that our travellers went on foot the three milliaria to Terracina , which , placed on a pre- cipitous rock , looked down upon the low grounds . There was now no further need of such expedition as ...
... remained be- hind at Forum Appii , so that our travellers went on foot the three milliaria to Terracina , which , placed on a pre- cipitous rock , looked down upon the low grounds . There was now no further need of such expedition as ...
77. oldal
... remained a guest , who could not break from the sweet mead , and the maid who waited on him ; or was still resting , heavy and over- come by his sedulous attentions to the fluids . In a small taberna of the Subura sat two slaves ...
... remained a guest , who could not break from the sweet mead , and the maid who waited on him ; or was still resting , heavy and over- come by his sedulous attentions to the fluids . In a small taberna of the Subura sat two slaves ...
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ancient apodyterium appears Appul atque atria atrium Augustus autem Baiæ baths Becker's Boettiger Borb caldarium called Cato cavum ædium Chresimus Cicero cœna colours Comp confarreatio custom Diac Dio Cass door Edition enim Epist erat etiam Excursus explained familia frigidarium Gallus garments Gell Greek hæc Hence Horace impluvium Isid Juven laconicum Lamprid lectica lectus Lentulus Lycoris Macrob manus marriage Mart Martial means mentioned mihi modo nunc Orell ornaments Ovid passage persons Petron Plaut Plin Pliny Plut Pompeii Pomponius quæ quam quibus quid quidem Quinct quod quoque Roman Rome says Seneca slaves sort Suet sunt suppose taberna tablinum tepidarium therma tibi triclinia triclinium tunica Varro Verr vessels vestibulum viii villa Virg Vitruv Vitruvius whilst wine words xxxiii xxxiv δὲ καὶ τε τὴν τῆς
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19. oldal - ... Corinthian saloon stood vessels of precious Corinthian bronze, whose worn handles and peculiar smell sufficiently announced their antiquity ; together with two large golden drinking cups, on one of which were engraved scenes from the Iliad, on the other from the Odyssey. Besides these there were smaller beakers and bowls composed of precious stones, either made of one piece only and adorned with reliefs, or of several cameos united by settings of gold. Genuine Murrhina vases also, — even at...
216. oldal - Tu mediastinus tacita prece rura petebas, Nunc urbem et ludos et balnea villicus optas ; 15 Me constare mihi seis, et discedere tristem, Quandocunque trahunt invisa negotia Romam.
29. oldal - Immediately adjoining this apartment was the library, full of the most precious treasures acquired by Gallus, chiefly in Alexandria. There, in presses of cedar-wood, placed round the walls, lay the rolls, partly of parchment, and partly of the finest Egyptian papyrus, each supplied with a label, on which was seen in bright red letters, the name of the author and title of the book. Above these again were ranged the busts, in bronze or marble, of the...